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A Comparison of Liberalism and Conservatism (810 words, 2 pages)

Liberalism and ConservatismLiberalism and conservatism have been political ideas and thoughts from the very birth of our democracy. Their views and points of the governments role in a democratic society have changed over the years, but the basic ideas and principles have remained the same. There are many different degrees ... Read More

A Comparison of “Franny and Zooey” by J.D. Salinger and “The Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham in The Way of Presenting Religion as Theme (3746 words, 5 pages)

Franny And Zooey The Razors EdgeMany novels use religion as the central object of their plot. Franny and Zooey, by J.D Salinger and The Razors Edge, by W. Somerset Maugham both display religion as having they key role in their novels. Religion is the main guide in Franny and Zooey ... Read More

A Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson in Expressing Tranquility in Nature on Their Literary Works (631 words, 1 pages)

Tranquility in NatureHenry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson are the two authors that I chose mainly because their ideas about nature are similar. Thoreau and Emerson were both writers who got their start writing during the nineteenth century. Their views on nature are similar, but as with every writer ... Read More

A Comparison of Henry James’s “Daisy Miller” and Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” in Terms of The Story’s Theme (3156 words, 5 pages)

Second Term Essay Henry James's Daisy Miller and Kate Chopin's The Awakening were first published twenty-one years apart, the former in 1878 and the latter in 1899. Despite the gap of more than two decades, however, the two works evince a similarity of thought and intent that is immediately evident ... Read More

A Comparison of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” and Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” in Relating the Novel’s Story to the Author’s Experiences (2546 words, 4 pages)

Trevor BenderMrs. WatkinsAP Lit. and CompApril 12th, 2001The writers F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway included biographical information in their novels The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises that illuminated the meaning of the work. Although The Sun Also Rises is more closely related to actual events in Hemingway's ... Read More

A Comparison of the Utopian Societies in Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange and George Orwell’s 1984 (2609 words, 5 pages)

1A Utopian Society is based on the idea that all governmental tactics, laws, and social conditions are ideal to perfection. The relationship between authority and citizen coincide creating endless stability. Any abrupt disagreement regarding a radical idea can shift the equilibrium off balance, causing the population to become a threat ... Read More

A Comparison in Symbolisms of the Storm by Kate Chopin and a Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (3153 words, 4 pages)

Short Stories and PoetryThere are many different forms of writing that all fall under the name literature. These different ways to create literature are often categorized into specific genres. Some of the genres have more in common with each other than others. Two genres, the short story and the poem, ... Read More

A Comparison of “1984” by Orwell and “Brave New World” by Huxley in Terms of Society Development as Theme (2422 words, 3 pages)

In Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four and Huxleys Brave New World, the authoritative figures strive for freedom, peace, and stability for all, to develop a utopian society. The Utopian society strives for a perfect state of well-being for all persons in the community, and over-emphasizes this factor, where no person is exposed ... Read More

A Comparison of the Cultural Significance of Colors in English and Chinese Cultures and Languages (3037 words, 6 pages)

language and culture----the differences and sameness reflecting in colorschapter1.introduction1. the overview of the whole paper.to discuss the culture difference and sameness which reflecting in colors between Chinese and English.1. a brief introduction of the usage of color words a. adj color words(1)lightpale color words(2)brightrichvivid color word(3)dulldirty color word(4)deepdark color wordb. ... Read More

A Comparison of A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (2446 words, 4 pages)

Charles Dickens Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities are two of the greatest English novels ever written. One chronicles the twists and turns of the life of a young man named Pip while the other serves as an account of the story of one family during the French ... Read More

A Comparison of the Usage of the Motif of Fear in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (3468 words, 6 pages)

FEAR A GOOD OR BAD THING?A whole new environment was thrown at the young boy all of a sudden. He had never seen such different people, or so many people altogether. He had reached high school. Before this, he had gone to a small public school, which only consisted of ... Read More

A comparison of William Faulkner’s Stories “A Rose for Emily” and “Barn Burning” (1696 words, 3 pages)

If we compare William Faulkners two short stories, A Rose for Emily and Barn Burning, he structures the plots of these two stories differently. However, both of the stories note the effect of a fathers teaching, and in both the protagonists Miss Emily and Sarty make their own decisions about ... Read More

A Comparison in Experience by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Fredrick Douglass (1406 words, 2 pages)

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Fredrick Douglass experienced completely different events in their lives that led them both to write in protest of the slave society that they experienced. Harriet Beecher Stowe was a white woman raised in a Puritan society. She was outwardly opposed to slavery. She told her story ... Read More

A Comparison of Storylines in The Lady’s Maid by Katherine Mansfield and Cinderella the Folk Tale (1389 words, 2 pages)

The Ladys Maid and Cinderella Two Similar StorylinesChildrens stories are often simple, with loveable characters and a feel-good ending. However, these simple plots sometimes have an underlying meaning that may be the basis for adult stories with social, intellectual, or emotional themes. For example, The Wizard of Oz, by L. ... Read More

A Comparison of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and Sleepy Hollow by Tim Burton (1420 words, 2 pages)

SLEEPY HOLLOWThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving. Based on a well-known legend, this story tells the tale of the disappearance of the main character, Ichabod Crane. An effective ghost story, Irving leaves you guessing what the truth is behind the ending. The movie Sleepy ... Read More

A Comparison of American Themes by Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin (1305 words, 2 pages)

From their critical assessments on how to improve themselves and to the American public that they influenced by their writings, Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin illustrate American themes in their personal narratives that quintessentially make part of American Literature. Although they lived in different times during the early development of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Characters of the Grandmother in A Good Man is Hard to Find and Mrs. Turpin in Revelation by Flannery O’Connor (1330 words, 3 pages)

Carlos LunaMrs. RadarIntro to LiteratureMarch 17, 2001Is a Good Revelation Hard to Find?Flannery O'Connors views on society and life are forever imprinted through her work she paints a vivid picture of ignorant southern middle class families. In "A Good Man is Hard to Find", O'Connor presents the reader with a ... Read More

A Comparison of Wharton’s “The House of Mirth” and Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” (1626 words, 4 pages)

Society often paints a picture of helpless females, who must depend on men in order to survive. This stigma has influenced literature throughout the centuries, and can be seen very clearly in both Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth and Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. The main female characters ... Read More

A Comparison of the House of Mirth by Edith Wharton and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1619 words, 3 pages)

The role of the female in male dominated societies is a prevalent theme in American literature and has been explored by countless authors. Edith Wharton, in The House of Mirth, and Zora Neale Hurston, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, are just two of the many who examine this issue ... Read More

A Comparison of Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale” and Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1601 words, 3 pages)

In Geoffrey Chaucers The Knights Tale and William Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, there is an apparent struggle between the world of reason (the world of manmade laws), and the realm of nature, the world outside of civilization. A significant part of A Midsummer Nights Dream takes place in a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Two Literary Works: How to Talk to a Hunter by Pam Houston and Woman on a Roof by Doris Lessing (1418 words, 3 pages)

The understanding of attraction between opposite sexes and the impact they have on each other has qualities of both mystery and accessibility. These complex issues are elusive and cannot be fully comprehended. Only small pieces of knowledge about them have been captured in literature, in scientific and analytical studies, and ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison Between Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 (1490 words, 3 pages)

Comparison Between Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 For more than half a century science fiction writers have thrilled and challenged readers with visions of the future and future worlds. These authors offered an insight into what they expected man, society, and life to be like at some future time. ... Read More

A Comparison of the Movie American Beauty and the Sound and the Fury (1622 words, 2 pages)

American Beauty vs. The Sound and the FuryIn todays world, lots of families look like they are happy on the outside, but in reality, on the inside, they are very far from being happy. This occurrence of false impression is not only going on in todays world, but it has ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of the Poems Venus&Adonis and Hero&Leander (1457 words, 2 pages)

The poems Venus Adonis and Hero Leander have many similarities. Venus Adonis, written by William Shakespeare (1593), is the story of lovesick Venus and innocent Adonis. Venus attempts to convince Adonis to have intimate relations with her. In the poem Hero Leander, written by Christopher Marlowe (1598), Leander convinces the ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of Alice Walker’s Everyday Use and Amy Tan’s a Pair of Tickets (1435 words, 2 pages)

On the Road to HeritageA key factor in Alice Walkers Everyday Use, and Amy Tans A Pair of Tickets, is heritage. Throughout both stories the use of heritage can be seen easily. Walkers avoidance of heritage in her writings and Tans understanding of heritage in her writing. Through this readers ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of the Conventional Image of Maternal Instinct of a Mother Figure by Brecht and Zola (1401 words, 3 pages)

English World LiteratureHow do Brecht and Zola use language to practice and convey the conventional image of maternal instinct of a mother figure?Bertolt Brechts Mother Courage and Emile Zolas Therese Raquin are both works with characters that possess maternal instinct. There is not a definite explanation for maternal instinct because ... Read More

A Comparison of Amanad Wingfield and Blanche Dubois (1480 words, 2 pages)

Struggles WithinAComparison of Amanad Wingfield And Blanche DuboisIn todays rough and tough world, there seems to be no room for failure. The pressure to succeed in life sometimes seems unreasonable. Others often set expectations for people too high. This forces that person to develop ways to take the stress and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Swamp Angel and the Fifth Business (1453 words, 3 pages)

In the novel Swamp Angel the main character, Maggie, asserts that "swimming is like living , it is done alone". This is, in fact, a very telling statement with respect to the life of both Maggie and the life of Dunstan, the main character in the novel The Fifth Business. ... Read More

A Comparison of the Blue Hotel and Do Not Weep,Maiden, for War Is Kind by Stephen Crane (1179 words, 5 pages)

Steven CraneSteven Crane How his excellent setting and character description along with thephysical, emotional, and intellectual responses of people under extreme pressure and thebetrayal and guilt he shows for his characters helps the reader to better understand hisworks. Steven Crane is not one of the most liked authors in the ... Read More

A Comparison of John Steinbeck’s the Grapes of Wrath and of Mice and Men (1269 words, 2 pages)

Of Mice and Men and The Grapes Of WrathJohn Ernst Steinbeck's novels The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men share many common themes such as dependancy, survival and unity. Although subtle, the most intriguing link between these two novels is Steinbecks infatuation with the human soul. He delves ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013